- Judge orders release of Florida woman abducted by ICE gang
Source: Boston Globe
“A federal judge on Monday ordered the release of a woman [abducted] by ICE at Logan International Airport after traveling to Boston for a Noah Kahan concert. Maria Rosales, 32, a former DACA recipient whose application to renew her spot in the immigration program has been pending since 2023, was [abducted] at the airport while trying to fly home to Florida on July 10. She has been detained at an ICE [concentration camp] in Burlington since then, according to court filings. US District Judge Myong J. Joun ordered that Rosales be released by 7 p.m. Monday. Rosales was no longer listed on ICE’s detainee locator website on Tuesday morning.” (07/21/26)
- Filipino, Chinese regime summon each others’ envoys over South China Sea incident
Source: Reuters
“Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will summon China’s ambassador in Manila, his office said on Tuesday, hours after Manila’s envoy in Beijing was similarly summoned following accusations by both sides of provoking tensions in the contested South China Sea. Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed to reporters Marcos had summoned Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan at 5 p.m. (0900 GMT) on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, China’s foreign ministry said it summoned Manila’s envoy to China. The summoning of ambassadors comes a day after the Philippines and China accused each other [over] an encounter in the Second Thomas Shoal of the South China Sea. Philippine officials said one of its navy personnel was struck on the head but Beijing said Manila provoked the incident.” (07/21/26)
- Reminder: US Tariffs are Taxes on Americans
Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp“Tariff supporters try to sell their desired tax increases on American consumers as ‘retaliation’ against other regimes for ‘unfair’ treatment of goods made by American workers and exported by American companies. Odd form of retaliation, that — ‘you’re hurting YOUR people … fine, we’ll hurt OUR people — that’ll show YOU!’ And for for the most part, those other regimes aren’t the manufacturers of or buyers of those exports/imports, any more than the US regime is the manufacturer or buyer of whatever the company you work for happens to export or the imported goods you choose to buy. So no, tariffs aren’t ‘retaliation’ for ‘unfairness.’ What are they, then? They’re a way of protecting politicians’ domestic business cronies from competition, at the expense of domestic consumers.” (07/21/26)
- America’s National Mood Was OK in 1988-1991
Source: Bet On It
by Bryan Caplan“Materially, Americans are far better off than they were during the Cold War. But even thinkers who acknowledge this truism often fondly reminisce about the long-lost Golden Age of American optimism that supposedly spanned the second half of the 20th century. This reminiscing always puzzles me, because I vividly remember the second half of the second half of the 20th century. Except for a brief window of roughly 1988-1991, my first-hand experience is that America’s national mood has been relentlessly bad. While I’ve known plenty of American optimists, and count myself among them, ‘American optimism’ is a will-o’-the-wisp. It appears so fleetingly that you have to wonder if it was ever there at all.” (07/21/26)
- Reality Sends the Bill: How Ignoring Price Signals Ends in Disaster
Source: The Daily Economy
by Attila Rebak“If prices carry such reliable knowledge, why do governments override them so routinely — and why does it so often take a catastrophe to stop them? The answer is the least romantic and most dependable part of political economy. A market transmits a price almost instantly. Politics transmits it slowly and through heavy distortion. Mancur Olson explained its core: the beneficiaries of an intervention are usually concentrated, organized, and loud, while those who pay for it are dispersed, unorganized, and often not yet harmed.” (07/21/26)
- How To Honor the Dead US Service Members
Source: Antiwar.com
by Ron Paul“Over the weekend the Pentagon announced that four more US soldiers have been killed in President Trump’s war on Iran. That brings the total to 17, but many believe the real number of dead US servicemembers is much higher than that. The Pentagon has claimed it has no obligation to reveal how many military personnel have been injured, which suggests that number may be much higher than we are hearing. Many of these injuries will be horrific and life-altering. … If the President really wants to honor our military, he will declare an end to this pointless war, bring all of our troops home from the region, and announce that the destroyed US bases will not be rebuilt. It is time to end the American empire and come home.” (07/21/26)
https://original.antiwar.com/paul/2026/07/20/how-to-honor-the-dead-us-service-members
- What Trump didn’t say about election interference
Source: The Hill
by Merrill Matthews“After six years of asserting the 2020 presidential election was stolen and repeatedly claiming he would produce the evidence, President Trump gave it his best shot Thursday night. It didn’t go well. His speech was universally panned for regurgitating what we already knew and not providing any proof of election interference. But the worst part is the U.S. intelligence he so frequently mentioned largely disagrees with him. Here’s what Trump didn’t say.” (07/21/26)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5979616-trump-misquotes-intel-reports/
- My Visit to the Data Center
Source: RealClearPolitics
by Stephen Moore“I am well aware that Americans are very split on the benefits of data centers, and the majority of voters say they don’t want one anywhere near their community. I’m in favor of letting voters of every community decide whether they want a data center or not. But I also believe that if people actually visited a data center, as I did, they would be astounded by the jaw-dropping technological wizardry that lies within. If you get the chance to tour one of these facilities, take it. And take your kids.” (07/21/26)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/21/my_visit_to_the_data_center_154351.html
- What Is the Government Good For?
Source: Law & Liberty
by Bradley J Birzer“Over the last several years, as we all navigate the surge of the deconstructive radical left and the surge of populism on the right, the meanings of several words and terms—once so sure and so inspirational—have become loose from their moorings. Words and terms such as conservative, classical liberal, libertarian, and even anarchist don’t mean quite what they once did. Even the very directional political terms—right and left—do not mean quite what they once did. … In his truly insightful and brilliant book, Deleting the State: Requiem for an Illusion, Bridgewater State University philosophy professor Aeon Skoble dives deep into this very quagmire of meaning, looking left and right, up and down, exploring the mundane and transcendent, the humane and inhumane.” (07/21/26)
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/what-is-the-government-good-for/
- The Death of a Silenced Conscience
Source: Roads Go Ever On
by Bekah Graham“One of the reasons people like me (when I was still a Christian) vociferously opposed linking Christianity to American right-wing politics was knowing it would inevitably become difficult to distinguish between an informed believer speaking from sincere conviction and a charlatan appropriating faith to gain new followers and climb the ladder of political power. I’m no longer a believer, but I have been proven correct. I don’t envy my former siblings in Christ, who are confronted daily with the anti-Christ behavior of professing Christians in political office and their loudest public supporters. Since President Donald Trump’s reelection, anyone attempting to continue supporting him while sincerely seeking to follow Jesus must wage a daily war to reconcile backing an administration that routinely demeans, dehumanizes, and destroys lives.” (07/21/26)
https://bekahgwen.substack.com/p/the-death-of-a-silenced-conscience
- This Is How We Close the Camps
Source: The Nation
by John Washington“Until we, as a society, reject the camp and its logic, it will remain a threat—and the linchpin in the entire immigration enforcement regime.” (07/21/26)
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/immigration-camps-how-to-close-a-camp/
- Cato Podcast, 07/21/26
Source: Cato Institute
“The Fight Against Financial Surveillance.” (07/21/26)
https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-podcast/fight-against-financial-surveillance
- Ron Paul Liberty Report, 07/21/26
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
“The Silver Lining In Trump’s Iran Debacle.” (07/21/26)